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Week 01 · Explorer Eyes

Wednesday

What living things need
// Look, listen and notice
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: What living things need

Rocket waters a droopy plant.

"Drink up!" he says.

Raven asks, "What else does it need?"

Nova shows a cyan sun. "Think of three things."

Food or water

All living things need water.

Animals need food too.

A squirrel eats seeds.

A robin eats worms and berries.

Plants make their own food.

They use light, water and air.

Air and a place to live

Living things need air.

You breathe air. A dog breathes air.

Plants use air too.

Living things need a place to live.

A bird needs a tree. A worm needs soil.

A place to live is called a home.

  • Food or water
  • Air
  • A place to live
WHAT DO THEY NEED?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What do all living things need?
What does a plant use to make food?
Where does a worm live?
Do living things need air?
SentenceTrue or false?
A robin needs food.?
Plants need light.?
A squirrel can live without water.?
A place to live is called a home.?
WHY THIS EXERCISELiving things need food or water, air and a home.
Try it
Find one plant outside or by a window.
Where does its water come from?
Where does its light come from?
Tell your grown-up.
Safety first
Stay with your grown-up.
Look at the plant. Do not pull its leaves.
Never eat a plant or a berry outside.
Wash your hands after you come in.
A PLANT GETS WHAT IT NEEDS
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
NEEDS CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What did Rocket give the plant?
A bird needs a place to live. Which one?
How many needs did we learn?
SentenceTrue or false?
A dog breathes air.?
Plants eat worms.?
A bird can use a tree as a home.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEAnimals and plants both need air and a home.
Draw a plant. Add sun, rain and soil.

Word Spot: sound, only

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Sound: S-O-U-N-D.

Only: O-N-L-Y.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
What ___ does a duck make?
I have ___ one hat.

You know what living things need!

Tomorrow you will start your nature notebook.

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